Tabekaro vs Calorie Ledger Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabekaro
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Food logging stops because typing is a chore. Tabekaro is a meal log you write in one line. One field, nothing else. Type “2 eggs and toast” and it comes back split into items, calories and protein. No searching, no scrolling through food lists, no long forms. ■ It splits into items by itself ・“cheeseburger with fries” → 640 kcal / Protein 19.0 g ・“3 slices of pizza” → 855 kcal / Protein 36.0 g ・“grilled chicken and salad” → 380 kcal / Protein 56.0 g ・It reads counts (2 eggs), sizes (large, half) and weights (200g, 6 oz) ・Write in English or Japanese — it picks the right dictionary from your text ■ Wrong? Fix it right there ・On the confirmation screen, tap a row to edit the item name, calories or protein ・Add or remove items on the spot. Whatever you set is what gets saved ■ It stacks up ・Today’s total calories and protein ・Daily average and a week of history at a glance ・Past entries stay editable forever ■ Your past is never held hostage ・Viewing, editing, deleting and exporting to CSV always work, purchased or not ・A purchase is only needed to add new entries ■ It stays on your device ・No account, no cloud sync ・What you write is never sent anywhere. Recognition runs on-device ・No ads, ever ■ Pricing ・Log 20 entries before any purchase (the count is cumulative — deleting entries does not restore it) ・From the 21st entry, “Tabekaro Full Version” (US$4.99, varies by region). One payment. It does not auto-renew, so there is nothing to cancel ※ Calories and protein are estimates based on typical standard portions. Not for medical or treatment decisions. ■ Legal Terms of Use: https://probes-telemetry.tanirell.workers.dev/tabekaro/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://probes-telemetry.tanirell.workers.dev/tabekaro/en/privacy
Calorie Ledger Book
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Calorie Ledger records what you eat as "income" and what you burn as "expense", and lays them out day by day like a household account book. ■ One line per day Each date shows intake, burn, balance and weight on a single row. The numbers line up vertically, so a day you overate and a day that went well are both obvious at a glance. Monthly totals are shown too, alongside what they work out to in kilograms. ■ Works with Apple Health Calories burned are read from Apple Health. The meal calories and weight you record are written back, so other apps can use them. ■ No Apple Watch needed On days when resting energy is not recorded, the app estimates it from your age, sex, height, weight and activity level. Estimated values are marked with "≈" so you can tell them apart from measured ones. ■ Work backward from a goal Set a target weight and a target date, and the app works out the daily calorie balance you need. The figure updates as your records come in — stricter when you fall behind, gentler when you are ahead. You can also see how far along you are as a percentage. ■ Less typing Give a meal a name when you log it, and it appears in your suggestions next time. One tap records the same thing again. On a day you skipped a meal, log 0 kcal so the day still counts toward your balance. ■ Keep a photo You can attach a photo to any meal. The Gallery shows them on a monthly calendar. ■ AI calorie estimation (Premium) AI estimates calories and reference macros (protein, fat, carbs) from meal photos or the text you type. Try it free 10 times; after that it is available with the auto-renewable Premium subscription (monthly or yearly). ■ Keeping it going Close each month with a monthly closing statement. Share streaks and balances as cards on social media. Log in one tap from Home Screen widgets. ■ Review your patterns See daily averages and recording coverage for 7, 30 or 90 days for free. Premium adds previous-period comparisons, meal and weekday patterns, and expenditure-versus-intake comparisons. ■ Lock Screen entry (Premium) Photo entry and Meal entry widgets open the camera or today's meal editor. After taking a photo, choose whether to run AI estimation. ■ Your data stays yours Your records stay on your device and in your own iCloud; the developer cannot see them. There are no ads and no analytics. Only when you run AI calorie estimation is that photo or text transmitted — used solely for the estimate and never stored. ■ Who it is for ・People who want to lose weight but are not sure how to plan it ・People who weigh themselves daily but cannot tell why the number moves ・People who want to know whether eating less or moving more is doing the work ・People who like managing things with numbers Note: This app supports everyday health tracking. It is not intended for medical diagnosis or treatment. If you have concerns about your health, please consult a medical professional. About Premium (auto-renewable subscription) - Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the purchase is confirmed - Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends - Cancel anytime in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://fancy-hardhat-9e7.notion.site/Calorie-Ledger-Privacy-Policy-3cde1692dd91803ca460d996c8aa8db0
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Verdict
Tabekaro and Calorie Ledger Book are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tabekaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Calorie Ledger Book sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Tabekaro | Calorie Ledger Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUKIHIRO TANIGUCHI | Atsushi Takahashi |
In-app purchases
Tabekaro
- Tabekaro Full Version$4.99
Calorie Ledger Book
- Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$29.991 Year









